Odebiyi Calls For Probing Following Attack On Farmers Under Constituency Soldiers, Herdmen beat up farmers in some communities in Yewa land Nation Assembly Senator of Ogun West Senatorial District, Tolu Odebiyi, has asked the Federal Government, military, and the police authorities to probe the alleged harassment of his constituents by soldiers and Fulani herdsmen. This … Read more
We Are Winning War Against Insurgency, Banditry – Military Eneche Reference Recent Victories YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Ondo Farmers, Forest Guards, Others Protest To Support Akeredolu Biden Lifts Trump’s US Entry Ban On Nigeria, Yemen, Eritrea, Others 12 Insurgents Killed As Troops Foil Boko Haram Attack Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche said the … Read more
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has inflicted heavy casualties on Boko Haram terrorists in their hideouts at Alagarno and Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. This was uncovered by the Defence Headquarters on Friday. NAN reports that the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said … Read more
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has routed Boko Haram with many of the insurgents killed in multiple air strikes on their hideout in Sambisa forest. In a statement on Friday in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the military said said the raid was … Read more
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum said many residents have died for giving intelligence about the Boko Haram terrorists group to the military. The Governor said this in reaction to the claims that the people of the State were not cooperating or giving intelligence to the military. Isa Gusau, spokesman to the governor disclosed this in … Read more
Ministers from the South-West have called for thorough investigation of the Nigerian Army over the shooting of peaceful, unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. The call was contained in a report presented to federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday. You will recall that ministers from the South West region were directed to return … Read more
Amnesty International (AI) says it has uncovered the timestamp of chain of event that led to the shooting and killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll-gate last week Tuesday.. In the timeline published on Wednesday, the rights watchdog chronicled how what’s now known as the Lekki massacre happened. Amnesty disclosed that an “on-the-ground investigation” … Read more
Says No Soldiers Were at the scene The Nigerian military has denied that its men opened fire on protesters at Lekki Toll Gate. There was killing of genocidal proportion at the Lekki toll-gate, the convergence point of EndSARS protesters on Tuesday evening. The incident followed a 24-hour curfew imposed by the governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday. … Read more
Chairman, the Alliance for the Survival of COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Femi Falana (SAN), has warned the Nigerian military against killing any #EndSARS protester. In a statement to newsmen, Falana vowed to drag Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, or any of his men if any protester is killed. He insisted that in … Read more
The military has shut down the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, a major road in Borno following threats of insecurity by Boko Haram. Scores of travellers and motorists were turned back from the highway on Monday morning by soldiers, citing Boko Haram threats. “Many vehicles travelling on the road were asked to go back by soldiers at about … Read more
Five expatriates who were abducted in May by suspected militants in Rivers state have been rescued by its troops. The military disclosed this in a statement by the defense headquarters on Tuesday. The expatriates were on board the MT RIO MITONG and MT DJIBLOHO vessels when they were kidnapped by a militant group in Yellow … Read more
The Nigerian military on Wednesday said some 410 members of the Darul Salam Terrorists Group have surrendered. A bomb-making factory belonging to the terrorists has also been decimated. The information was contained in a statement signed by a military spokesman, Major-General John Enenche. The surrender followed “aggressive intensive kinetic operations at identified bandits’ enclaves” by … Read more
Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday, August 24 without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, negotiators said. In separate statements, the two sides also said that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita — whose return to office had been initially demanded … Read more
Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP). – The military junta that took power in Mali on August 19, 2020, asked that the population … Read more
A group known as the Katsina Network for Peace and Leadership (KANPAL) has lauded Babagana Zulum, Borno governor, for his courage in calling out the military for its incompetence in tackling the perennial insurgency in the north-east. Zulum is a leading voice when it comes to highlighting the inefficiencies of the military in the fight … Read more
The military has cautioned Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, to desist from making comments that are capable demoralising at flashpoint of insurgent. You recall that the governor had accused soldiers of being behind an attack on his convoy in Baga, a town in Borno. Boko Haram fighters were believed to be responsible for the … Read more
The Military Task Force responsible for maintaining peace in Plateau State, parts of Southern Kaduna and Bauchi states, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) has arrested eight suspects in connection with the killings in the Kaduna South Senatorial District, Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, Commander of OPSH, who paraded the suspects in Kafanchan on Monday, said the arrest … Read more
The military high command has said it will investigate claims of alleged rape and misconduct of it personal in Taraba state. There have been allegations by “Tiv Cultural and social Association (TCSA)” accusing Nigerian military personnel deployed in Taraba State of raping their wives and daughters, and also destroying their properties in the name of … Read more
Nigeria Army Captain simply identified as Gana has, alongside two others, regained his freedom after their captors fled. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, Captain Ayorinde Omojokun disclosed this on Wednesday. Gana and two other persons were reportedly abandoned after the kidnappers fled when they got wind of a rescue operation and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari clocks 77 today. He was born on 17 December 1942 in Daura, Katsina State. He had his early education in Katsina, then went to Kaduna for military training and later Sandhurst in Great Britain, India, and the United States. READ ALSO: President Buhari Returning Nigeria Into Military Era- Okogie The former army … Read more